Religion Of Sports Raises $50M To Become A Studio Of The Future With Accelerated Leadership In Storytelling And Investment In New Ip And Content Expansion
Religion Of Sports Raises $50M To Become A Studio Of The Future With Accelerated Leadership In Storytelling And Investment In New Ip And Content Expansion
06/06/22, 7:00 AM
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Money raised
$50 million
Religion of Sports, the award-winning sports media production company, has raised $50 million in a Series B fundraising round with the intent to develop new ownable content IP, further scale its substantial creator network, and increase global strategic partnerships. Already one of the most prolific, premium content studios, the Emmy Award-winning company's funding round is led by Shamrock Capital, with support from Elysian Park Ventures and Cerro Capital.
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Location
los angeles, california, united states
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Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Religion of Sports is an award-winning media company founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan, and Gotham Chopra. To believe in the power of sports is to experience religion, and the company's work is defined by thoughtful, elevated stories that explore a range of themes and uncover why sports matter. Through scripted and unscripted video, podcasts, feature films and social content Religion of Sports distills the spirituality, science and humanity that unites elite performers and people of all kinds. Since its inception, the company has built an impressive array of work in collaboration with the world's most elite athletes, distributed across big- and small-screens for digital broadcast/streaming platforms Facebook Watch, Apple TV+, ESPN, Showtime, Fox Sports, NBC Sports and many more. "Tom vs Time", "Greatness Code", and "Man in the Arena" went on to win Sports Emmy awards.
In 2021, Religion of Sports experienced a banner year, having grown the company exponentially and expanding its production capabilities. In addition, three highly anticipated documentary projects were launched back-to-back in the 3rd and 4th Quarters of 2021, featuring Simone Biles ("Simone vs. Herself"), Russell Westbrook ("Passion Play") and Tom Brady ("Man In The Arena"). On the audio front, the company produced a companion podcast to run alongside the "Man In The Arena" docuseries, and debuted three original, investigative podcasts - "Lost in Sports", "Crushed", and "False Idol" – the latter two of which were Ambies-nominated for 2022 Best Sports Podcast.
Through the lens of sport, Religion of Sports tells stories that make believers. More at religionofsports.com.